Budget Venturer HD DVD Player Not All That Cheap After All December 31, 2007
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The budget Venturer HD DVD player finally went on sale in the UK a few days ago on the QVC shopping channel.
It was priced at £162.92 and with it you got two movies – Troy and Hulk – thrown in for free as well as a redeemable coupon for five more free high-def flicks from the European HD DVD Promotion Group. So far, so good.
Except now it seems that the price was a one-day special on the QVC TV channel and if you want the Venturer now, you can get it from the QVC Web site for a not so attractive £206, along with £7 for P&P.
OK, £213 is still a decent price for a high-def movie spinner but it’s just not as appealing as what was originally promised. After all, you can get Toshiba HD DVD players for less and with a stack of free movies thrown in too.
Give it a few months and you’ll see that £162 price tag return.-Martin Lynch
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Editor and Contributor | Martin Lynch
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Funny isn't it that once again we get stung for new technology. I checked out QVC's US site and they sell Toshiba HD DVD players for $249.99 delivered, and with the current strong pound we should be getting them just as cheap. Oh well it's blu ray for me on my PS3 :-)